Attacks to 'avenge' al-Qaida arrests
China Daily | Updated: 2011-09-08 08:13
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A policeman assists Mohammad Azam, 56, injured at the site of a double suicide bombing in Quetta, Pakistan, on Wednesday. Two suicide bombers targeting a senior security official struck near government offices in the southwestern Pakistani city, killing at least 24 people, a police official said. Naseer Ahmed / Reuters |
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan - The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombs in Quetta on Wednesday that killed at least 24 people, saying they were to avenge the arrests of al-Qaida operatives.
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